Ironing-board.



PATBNTED JUNE 19, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1906.

Application filed March 20.1905. Serial No. 250,964.

all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HERVEY -AIGIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Delaware, in the county of Delaware and State of Ohio, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved attachment applicable to ironing-boards in general, but particularly adapted for shirt-bosom and collar and cuff boards. I'have devised attachments for the board proper whereby one or more cloths used for covering or dressing the face of the board may be quickly and easily attached and are held securely.

The details of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts are as hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure -1 is a plan View of a bosom-board provided with my attachments, the covering or dressing cloth being removed in places to better illustrate the construction and arrangement. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of a portion of the metal band applied to the edge of the board for holding the pins to which the top covering or dressing is attached. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective illustrating the joint in the hinged clampingframe applied to the board for holding the covering or dressing cloth on the pins. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a erspective view of the hinged and notched ame employed for clamping the covering or dressing of the board. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the board, particularly illustrating the fixed band in which the cloth-pins are held and the arrangement of the notched clamping-frame with reference to the pins. Figs. 7 and 8 are perspective views illustrating a modification. Fig. 9 is a plan View illustrating the manner of opening the hinged cloth-clamping frame.

In Fig. 1 the numeral 1 indicates a bosomboard proper to which my improvements are applied. As shown, the said board is pro vided with a notch or recess at the top. It

. will be understood, however, that my invention is applicable as well to collar and cuff boards, which are straight across the top.

The numeral 2 (see also Figs. 2, 4, and 6) indicates a metal band which is applied to the edge of the board 1- and permanently secured thereto by screws 3. This band is provided with a series of holes, Which are countersunk on the inner side to adapt them to receive the pins or studs 4, which serve to hold the top dressing or covering cloth '5 on the board proper. It is apparent that the said pins, which have enlarged heads, are duly placed in the openings in the band 2 be fore the latter is securedto the board 1 and that their heads then abut the ed e of the board, so that the pins are held frmly in place and project laterally, as shown. In place of thus applying a metal band 2 for holding the pins theymay be attached independentl'y-that is'to say, directly to the board itself, as'shown in Figs. 7- and 8the pins 4 being in thiscase provided with screw-threaded shanks in the form of Woodscrews, whereby they are adapted to be screwed into the board, as shown.

The cloth 5 is stretched over the board and i its edges forced over the pins 4, it being drawn smooth. For the purpose of holdin the cloth on the pins I employ a clampingame 6, (see Figs. 5, 6, and 9,) the same being constructed in two parts, which are hinged together by a pivot '7 at the top of the board and whose opposite ends are provided with lateral flanges separated from "each other and through which a screw-bolt 8 is inserted for drawing them togther with a requisite force. It" is apparent that when the said frame 6 is opened, as shown in Fig. 9, it may be applied around the board, and upon drawing its ends together by means of the bolt 8 it will be clamped and held firmly in place. While it is practicable to apply a frameof this general character in this manner, it is highly advantageous to further provide it With notches 6 in the under side, the same being adapted to receive the pins 4, as illus trated in Fig. 6. In other words, the notches formed in the lower edge of the frame 6 correspond in location with the pins4, so that when the frame is placed on and around the board it may be forced down over the cloth 5 and over the pins 4, which thus pass up into the slots. By this means the top covering or, dressing cloth 5 of the board is held securely and the points of the pins 4 are likewise protected and concealed, so that they cannot come in contact with any exterior object. It

'- is obvious that by loosening the bolt 8 the lower ends of the frame itself may be easily separated, as indicated in Fig. 9, whenever it is desired to change or readjust the covering 5. I I

For the purpose of holding the hinged frame 6 from upward movement, and thus dispensing with the necessity of clamping it to the board with extraordinary force, I employ devices in the nature of right-angular clips or lugs 10. (See especially Fig. 5.) The vertical members or arms of the clips are provided with lengthwise slots, and screws 11 are inserted through the same, so that the clips may be adjusted vertically. The horizontal portions or members of the clips extend beneath the board proper and preferably enter recesses or notches therein, so that the under surface of the board will be flush. It will be seen that in case any of the pins 4 become dulled or broken they maybe replaced by others by simply removing the screws 3, that hold the band 2 in place.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the joint of the two members of the clamping-frame 6 is formed by a single screw, the same being threadless or smooth in its central portion to allow the tongue of one of the hinged members to turn thereon, the joint proper being of the familiar type known as a rule-joint. I preferably construct the band 2 and the frame 6 of steel in order to secure maximum lightness and strength.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The combination, with an ironing-board having a series of lateral pins for holding the top covering, of a frame for clamping the latter, and devices in the form of right-angular clips which are attached to the frame and adapted for adjustment vertically and for engagement with the board, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with an ironing-board having lateral pins for the purpose specified, of the frame for clamping the edges of the top covering or dressing, the same being provided with notches in its under side corresponding to the said pins, and right-angular clips pro vided with slots in. their vertical portions and extending beneath the board, and means for securing the clips so that they are adjustable vertically, substantially as described.

GEORGE HERVEY AIGIN.

WVitnesses:

FRANK N. BARGDILL, FRANCIS W. FLoviN. 

